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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| PAYMENTS. | Half-year ending Michaelmas, 1866. | Half-year ending Lady-day, 1867. | TOTAL. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Bread and Flour | 439 | 18 | 3 | 556 | 11 | 0 | 996 | 9 | 3 |
| Meat | 1279 | 13 | 10 | 1541 | 0 | 7 | 2820 | 14 | 5 |
| Potatoes | 61 | 5 | 2 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 15 | 2 |
| Bacon | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| Peas, Oatmeal and Pearl Barley | 24 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 12 | 0 |
| Fish for the Infirmary | 19 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Salt Fish | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Butter | 144 | 15 | 6 | 159 | 10 | 7 | 304 | 6 | 1 |
| Cheese | 86 | 19 | 6 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 162 | 11 | 9 |
| Lard | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Eggs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Arrowroot | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| Rice | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 9 |
| Cocoa | 7 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
| Treacle | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Sugar | 80 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 145 | 7 | 1 |
| Mustard, Pepper, Ginger and Sago | 10 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| Vegetables | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Milk | 91 | 16 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 171 | 17 | 8 |
| Vinegar | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter | 318 | 4 | 0 | 338 | 11 | 6 | 656 | 15 | 6 |
| Ale | 24 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 6 |
| Wine and Spirits | 126 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 0 |
| Soap | 46 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 0 |
| Tea | 111 | 13 | 8 | 125 | 6 | 2 | 236 | 19 | 10 |
| Coals | 538 | 15 | 0 | 538 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Coke | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| Candles | 16 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 0 |
| Salt, Soda, Starch, &c | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| Soda Water, Honey, Ice, &c., for the Infirmary | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| Fruit for Xmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Dried do. for Xmas Puddings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| Baking Xmas dinners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carried forward | 3532 | 12 | 5 | 3406 | 12 | 0 | 6939 | 4 | 5 |